Bill > A02285

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would require the governor and senior state officers who are subject to senate confirmation to periodically appear before the state legislature when requested. The purpose of these appearances would be to publicly explain their actions and answer questions about matters of significance to New York state residents. The bill specifies that the legislative leadership—including the speaker and minority leader of the assembly, and the temporary president and minority leader of the senate—would each have equal opportunities to ask questions, and they can also delegate other members to pose questions as they see fit. The proposed amendment modifies existing language in section 3 of article 4 of the state constitution, updating gender-specific pronouns to gender-neutral terms and adding the new requirement for legislative appearances. If passed, the amendment would be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and would be published for three months before that election, in accordance with constitutional procedures for constitutional amendments.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2285